The evolution of Turkish nationalism: from the Kemalist to the religious model Cover Image

Evolucija turskog nacionalizma: od kemalističkog do religijskog modela
The evolution of Turkish nationalism: from the Kemalist to the religious model

Author(s): Zoran Krstić, Dušan Čorbić
Subject(s): Islam studies, Nationalism Studies
Published by: Fakultet političkih nauka Univerziteta u Beogradu
Keywords: Republic of Turkey; Turkish nationalism; kemalism; Turkish-Islamic synthesis; secularism; islamism

Summary/Abstract: The paper intends to demonstrate redefinition of the secular version of Turkish nationalism in the period after the multipartyism introduction in the Republic of Turkey. In the Cold War context, Turkish nationalism has been openly reinterpreted in accordance with the Islamic and Ottoman identity components, thus gradually abandoning the original Kemalist conception. Finally, the evolution climaxed in 1980 when the Turkish-Islamic synthesis became part of the off icial agenda sponsored by the military authorities. Followed by the Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AKP), the Welfare Party (Refah Partisi) came to power after electoral success, which one may interpret as the expected course of events.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 35-44
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Serbian